BRIEF DESCRIPTION:From Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman the production team behind the Emmy Award
winning and Gonden Globe winning (2001) HBO miniseries 'Band Of Brothers'comes an epic ten part miniseries event,
'The Pacific' as it tracks the intertwined real life journeys of three U.S Marines across the vast canvas of the
'Pacific Theater" during WWII. The miniseries follow's these men and there fellow Marines from there first battle
with the Japanese on Guadalcanal through the rain forest's of Cape Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu,
across the bloody sand off Iwo Jima and through the horror's of Okinawa, and finally to there triumphant but
uneasy return home after V-J day.==============================================================================================================================A Quick Guide To All Episodes:

ON DISC 1:[ Episode 1: Guadalcanal / Leckie ]Directly following
the attack on Pearl Harbor, Seargent John Basilone ships out to fight the enemy somewhere in the vast Pacific ocean, and a young journalist called Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps.

[ Episode 2: Basilone ]By
October 1942, the Marines on Guadalcanal are fighting hunger and the jungle as well as the Japanese. The arrival
of an Army unit helps somewhat but the Marines realize just how under-equipped they are by comparison.

[
Episode 3: Melbourne ]The 1st Marine Division is relieved, and the men are transported to Melbourne. Shocked and
totally befuddled by the heroes' welcome they receive, they soon find that they are in something akin to paradise
with plenty to eat, drink and an endless number of beautiful women to keep them company.

[ Episode 4:
Gloucester / Pavuvu / Banika ]The men of the 1st Marine Division leave Melbourne and on the day after Christmas
1944, land on the beach at Cape Gloucester. They encounter little initial resistance reminiscent of their landing
at Guadalcanal but the jungle and the weather work against them.

[ Episode 5: Peleliu Landing ]Basilone's celebrity grows as he travels across the country on the war bonds tour. On Pavuvu, Sledge isassigned
to the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, is briefly reunited with Phillips and Leckie rejoins his company.

ON DISC 2:[ Episode 6: Peleliu Airfield ]The battle on Peleliu goes on as the Marines continue
towards the airfield. It's only the second day of fighting on the island but water is in short supply and the heat
is excruciating. They are under constant bombardment from Japanese artillery.

[ Episode 7: Peleliu Hills ]Although they now control the airfield, the battle continues on Peleliu with the Marines trying to dislodge the Japanese from their hillside fortifications. The Japanese are well entrenched and are proving difficult to get at.

[ Episode 8: Iwo Jima ]The men have been thankfully relieved on Peleliu and return to Pavuvu where they
are resting and awaiting their next assignment. Sledge sees something being thrown out in the trash and decides to
keep it. Back in the USA, John Basilone requests re-assignment.

[ Episode 9: Okinawa ]The 1st Marine
division is now on Okinawa and coming ever closer to defeating the enemy. The weather and the heat are still proving to
be difficult but the physical conditions reflect their own mental state. Constant stress from never-ending
fighting results in a variety of reactions from the men.

[ Episode 10: Home ]The war is over and the
men wonder what the future might hold for them. Robert Lechie returns home to his cold family and gets his old job
back. His main purpose is to see if he can start a relationship with Vera who lives across the street.==============================================================================================================================